Blackmagic ATEM Microphone Converter User Manual Using the Monitor Output

The monitor output is a fast way to visually check your audio inputs. At a glance, you can see realtime waveforms of the previous 60 seconds, VU level meters plus indicators for phantom power and mic or line level audio.

Waveforms

The realtime waveforms on the HDMI monitor output display up to the last 60 seconds of audio starting from the right hand side. The color of the waveform can be changed via the Converters Setup utility.

Elapsed time can be seen via the scale at the bottom of the output

Input ID

Each channel displays the input number. When connecting 2 or more converters together, the numbers will continue from 5 onwards as each converter is connected up to a maximum of 16 inputs per HDMI output. As additional converters are connected, the input will increase sequentially so you always know which input is which.

Label

If the input has been labelled using the Blackmagic Converters Setup utility, the labels will appear above each waveform.

Level Type

Icons to the left of the waveform will display the current level type set using the switches on the side of your converter.

Meters

Audio meters to the right of the waveform display the VU level. The size of the VU meters on the HDMI output will decrease as you connect more converters.

Connecting Additional Converters

Up to 4 ATEM Microphone Converters can be connected to the one HDMI output so you can see all 16 channels at once. When connecting more than 4 converters together, connect a monitor to the first of each additional bank of 4 ATEM Microphone converters so you can view each additional microphone converter.

This illustration shows 8 microphone converters daisy chained together to send 32 channels of audio via MADI to ATEM Television Studio HD8

Once you have 3 or more converters daisy chained together, the amount of room decreases. This means some information will become hidden to make space for more inputs. You can check mic/line level and phantom power settings using the setup utility or by checking the small switches on the side of the unit.

HDMI monitor output when connecting 4 converters together

Each additional converter will populate the next four MADI channels so each input corresponds to both the MADI input on your ATEM switcher and the input number on the HDMI monitor output. The table below shows how the groups of audio inputs will populate on the ATEM switcher’s audio mixer when daisy chaining multiple units.